The measurement of child costs: a rothbarth-type method consistent with scale economies

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We propose a new methodology to estimate the share of household income accruing to children (i.e., the cost of children). Following the principle of the Rothbarth approach, the identification of the children's share requires the observation of at least one adult-specific good. However, our method differs from this traditional approach in that it allows measuring economies of scale in the household and indifference scales in Lewbel (2003)'s sense. We illustrate the method with an application on the French Household Budget Survey.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4654

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Consumer Economics: Theory ; Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables: General ; General Welfare; Well-Being ; Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
• Subject: Consumer demand ; collective model ; Rothbarth method ; cost of children ; scale economies ; equivalence scales ; indifference scales ; Kinder ; Kosten ; Messung ; Haushaltseinkommen ; Verbraucherausgaben ; Skalenertrag ; Theorie ; Frankreich

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bargain, Olivier ; Donni, Olivier
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/36049
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